John SYMONDS

1594 - 1671  (76 years)

• Name	John SYMONDS
  Born	9 Oct 1594	Earls Colne, Essex, England
  Gender	Male
  Migration	1636	“Anne”
  Occupation	Joiner, cooper
  Will Notes	Names wife Elizabeth; gives her house, orchard, hot housing, land, bed & bedding, household stuff, and £20 paid at £5 per year Named children: James - bequeaths his house and land after wife’s death Samuel Kathryn Town Ruth (deceased with children) Swinnerton Jonathan Swinnerton (Ruth’s husband?) Indentured servant John Pease  [1]
  Will Written	16 Aug 1671	Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Immigrant?	Y
  Died	19 Sep 1671	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I45521	Main
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth FOX,   b. 10 Jan 1601, Walcott, Norfolk, England ,   d. Abt 1637, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 35 years)
  Married	1 May 1624	Walcott, Norfolk, England
  Children	1. Edmund SYMONDS,   b. Dec 1626,   d. Jan 1627  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Ruth SYMONDS,   b. Abt 1631, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 22 May 1670, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 39 years)   3. Catherine SYMONDS,   b. 18 Apr 1630, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 27 Nov 1704, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 74 years) + 4. James SYMONDS,   b. Abt 1633, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 7 Jun 1714, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 81 years) + 5. Samuel SYMONDS,   b. 4 Nov 1638, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Aug 1722, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F28384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth FOX,   b. Abt 1602, Walcott, Norfolk, England ,   d. Aft 16 Jun 1671, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	1637	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Samuel SYMONDS,   b. 4 Nov 1638, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Aug 1722, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F32217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 1637 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Will Written - 16 Aug 1671 - Essex County, Massachusetts Died - 19 Sep 1671 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories

  The Good Ship Anne 1623 passenger list

  
  

• Notes

  married to sisters Moved to Salem in 1636. Granted land near North River. He was a joiner and cooper. Was a freeman in 1637. Was excused from ordinary military training in 1648 for lameness. Served as grand juror in 1657. In Salem, he lived on North Street where the Upland School was located. Will dated August 16, 1671. Proved September 19, 1671. —— The baptisms of the children of John Symonds and his wife Ruth appear in the parish register of St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, County Norfolk, England as follows: • 1625 John, son of John and Ruth Symonds, 30 March. • 1626 Edmund, son of John and Ruth Symonds, 31 December. • 1628 Mary, daughter of John and Ruth Symonds, 18 May. • 1630 Catherine, daughter of John and Ruth Symonds, 18 April. • 1630 Ruth, daughter of John and Ruth Symonds, 20 February [1630/1]. • 1633 James, son of John and Ruth Symonds, 19 May. —— The family may be related to John and Francis Symonds, Deputy-Governor when Maine was a part of Massachusetts. John's mother was related to Governor Winthrop through marriage. Symonds family descends from Adam Fitzsimon, second son of Simon, Lord of Saint Sever in Normandy (died in 1090 and buried in Church of St. Sever) and who held land in Norfolkshire and Hertshire. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S241] Misc, Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-1681; 2:248. [S151] WikiTree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Symonds-234.